Questions from EAT-26 Frequency of response of 35 High-Risk (Positive) Individuals (YES/NO) Frequency of response of 115 Low-risk (Negative) Individuals (YES/N0) p values Ɨ
Am terrified of being overweight. *sss 35/0 61/54 0.000
Avoid eating when I am hungry. *** 12/23 21/94 0.045
Find myself preoccupied with food.** 20/15 43/72 0.038
Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop. ** 18/17 38/77 0.049
Cut my food into small pieces. *** 16/19 34/51 0.076
Aware of the calorie content of the food that I eat. * 25/10 21/94 0.000
Particularly avoid food with high carbohydrate content (i.e. bread, rice, potatoes, etc.) * 18/17 10/105 0.000
Feel that others would prefer if I ate more. *** 10/25 24/91 0.341
Vomit after I have eaten. ** 7/28 1/114 0.000
Feel extremely guilty after eating. * 16/19 7/108 0.000
Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner. * 33/2 44/71 0.000
Think about burning up calories when I exercise. * 31/4 49/66 0.000
Other people think I am too thin. *** 13/22 30/85 0.205
Am preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body. * 29/6 50/65 0.000
Take longer than others to eat my meals. *** 19/16 40/75 0.039
Avoid foods with sugar in them. * 19/16 28/86 0.001
Eat diet foods. * 22/13 9/106 0.000
Feel that food controls my life. ** 23/12 30/85 0.000
Display self-control around food. *** 22/13 31/84 0.000
Feel that others pressure me to eat. *** 22/13 31/84 0.000
Give too much time and thought to food. ** 29/6 22/93 0.000
Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets. * 23/12 26/89 0.000
Engage in dieting behavior. * 29/6 21/94 0.000
Like my stomach to be empty. * 20/15 8/107 0.000
Have the impulse to vomit after meals. ** 11/24 19/96 0.054
Enjoy trying new rich foods. * 17/18 60/55 0.709
Ɨ p value < 0.05 is significant
Table 4: Showing Questions from EAT-26 Questionnaire, where * represents questions from Dieting subscale, ** represents questions from Bulimia and Food preoccupation
subscale and *** represents questions from Oral control subscale.